Tuesday People

Though this pandemic has undeniably been tragic to so many worldwide on so many levels, it has brought us closer as families, has given us new appreciation for our homes, loved ones and life, and has made us aware of the preciousness of a simple human touch. On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast we discuss the blessings we've found in 2020, and encourage you in our Tuesday People commun...

On this special pre-holiday Tuesday People episode, we take a look at some of the things that we believed when we were children and ask, why don't we still believe them today? Why, as adults, do these things go away? And, is there a way to bring that childlike wonder and belief system into your adult life at this time of the year? Using five examples, host Mitch Albom, along with producer Lisa Goi...

On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, host Mitch Albom notes how there's still one big thing you can determine in this year of losing control: how generous you want to be. Albom recaps his annual SAY Detroit Radiothon benefitting the many programs that help the needy in Detroit, and talks about how people donated this year in record-breaking fashion. Why? Mitch explains his theory that...

It's December. And for many that means the Holiday Blahs are knocking at your door. That sadness that rolls around at this time of the year hiding behind shiny wrapping paper and every commercial selling diamonds and cars and gifts that are unattainable to most. Though happy holiday songs may send the message of "the most wonderful time of the year," for many, it's not. On today's episode of the T...

On today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, Mitch talks with Coach Mike Bayer - a New York Times best selling author and personal development coach - about his latest book, "One Decision." It is estimated that we make approximately 35,000 decisions every day. Right now, there is at least one decision we can make that will have a powerful ripple effect across all aspects of our life. But One...

On this week's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, we discuss gratitude, and how this year's pandemic is affecting family gatherings all over the country. Instead of aunts and uncles and cousins and kids gathering to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together, most people will be in their respective homes dining with one or two people, or their immediate families. Through Mitch Albom's convers...

On today's Tuesday People episode, we talk about getting past the fear of being too soft. Mitch Albom, with the help of words of wisdom from his beloved former professor, Morrie Schwartz, discusses how important it is that we rise above mandates like, "you gotta toughen up!" and reach the point where we can value sensitivity. Not just in our beloved aunts and aged spiritual leaders - where you exp...

Today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast marks the year anniversary of our show, and the 25th anniversary of the passing of Morrie Schwartz. To help us tell the story of where it all began, former Nightline senior producer, Richard Harris, joins us to share his memories of Morrie, and how he was instrumental in bringing the infamous "Morrie Schwartz" interview with Ted Koppel to air. You'll h...

Morrie Schwartz died three days before Election Day in 1995. Had Morrie been alive to see this year's election, he most likely would have been less concerned about who got into the White House than how we behaved once the election was over. Media has fueled politics. And politics has put quite a dent in humanity. On today's Tuesday People episode we discuss the importance of being accountable for...

How would "Tuesdays With Morrie" have ended up if it took place during this pandemic? If Mitch and Morrie met virtually, through a computer screen, instead of in person every Tuesday, sitting close to one another? That's the question Mitch brings to this week's show. With students and teachers meeting daily over the Internet, how does this affect the students? The teachers? The learning process as...

Patricia Heaton, the Emmy Award–winning star of Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle, and most recently, Carol’s Second Act, is one of TV’s most recognizable and beloved moms. This week, she joins Mitch Albom and the Tuesday People Podcast to talk about her book, "Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Reinvention."  Through her own second-act experience, Heaton became curious about other people’s s...

Olympic champion, Scott Hamilton, joins Mitch Albom on this week's episode of the Tuesday People podcast to discuss his latest project, Live Your Days. In a world of hustle, distraction, and busyness, Live Your Days is a call to presentness. It's about embracing the fact that we don't control the number of days we have on this earth; we only control what we do with them. It's a challenge to decide...

Schadenfreude is defined as pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. The recent news has brought this topic into the spotlight and, on today's episode, Mitch Albom discusses this phenomenon with his guest, Barnard and Columbia University professor, Colin Leach. Professor Leach explains the difference between Schadenfreude and it's lesser known cousin, Genugtuug, and how we can...

On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, Mitch Albom and co-host Lisa Goich are joined by a Delaware mother to discuss the challenges she, and so many other mothers are facing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and at-home schooling. The lines are firmly drawn in the sand: One side are the mothers who, under no circumstances, want their children going back to school until it's safe to do so. O...

When was the last time you apologized to someone you only casually knew? When we think about saying we're sorry, we usually begin with the people we are closest to: our spouses, our parents, our siblings, our children and close friends. Rarely does apologizing extend beyond those outside our tight inner circle. Using the principles of atonement, as practiced at this time during the Jewish holiday...

When Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz met at the end of Morrie's life – in a series of visits that ended up becoming the bestselling memoir, "Tuesdays With Morrie" – Morrie asked a single favor of Mitch: "I want you to come visit me at my grave." It was a request that Mitch has honored almost every time he has visited Boston over the past 25 years. Morrie's request, however, came with some special...

On this week's Tuesday People podcast, family time continues as Morrie's youngest son, Rob Schwartz, joins Mitch Albom from Tokyo, sharing his personal stories and insights about his father. From Morrie's initial diagnosis, to the article in the Boston Globe that led to an interview with Ted Koppel on Nightline, that ultimately led to the worldwide phenomenon that became "Tuesdays With Morrie," Ro...

On this week's Tuesday People Episode, Mitch Albom talks to Morrie Schwartz's oldest son, Jonathan, about life with Morrie, what it was like growing up having Morrie as his father, and what it's like now seeing Morrie live on so many years after his death through the book, film, play and this podcast. Jonathan brings an interesting and touching perspective to a side of Morrie we don't often hear a...

What happens when a family member - like a brother or a sister - takes ill or has a difficult challenge in their life and your inclination is to pull closer to them, but their inclination is to pull away? What's the right amount of love to give to those in their time of need? How can you be a good, loyal family member when someone in your family is rejecting your kindness? Do you expect your famil...

On today's episode we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the publication of the bestselling memoir of all time, "Tuesdays With Morrie." Author Mitch Albom, discusses the early days of this beloved book, and how Morrie's wisdom has been influencing readers for nearly a quarter of a century. We will also hear from Morrie Schwartz - in his own words - as he discusses the difference between being willi...

On this week's episode of Tuesday People, author Mitch Albom, and co-host Lisa Goich - along with the evergreen wisdom of Mitch's beloved former professor, Morrie Schwartz - discuss the subject of intuition. How intuitive are you? Have you ever had a voice in your head that has detoured you from trouble? Led you to a life-changing decision? Do you follow that voice when it talks? Or do you ignore...

You are preparing for your epitaph right now. What do you want your last words to be? What words do you want to be remembered by? On today's episode, Mitch Albom, along with producer Lisa Goich - and words and wisdom from Mitch's beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz - discuss the importance of living your "last words" every day. It's the words and deeds we practice today, that we will be remembered...

On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, Mitch Albom talks to world-renowned grief expert, David Kessler about grief and his latest book, inspired by the sudden loss of his 21-year-old son, "Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief." In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief, and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic "On Grief and Grieving"—journey...

The late Congressman John Lewis spent six decades of his life fighting for civil rights. He never wavered in his beliefs and fought for those rights until the end. As we celebrate his life on this week's Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom - with inspiration from the voice of his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz - discusses ways you can make a difference standing up for the things you stron...

Mitch Albom talks about the many versions of heaven that give us comfort, and how he and Morrie spoke about what comes next, and how it influences us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices